Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti
Nigerian musician
Fela Aníkúlápó Kútì, also famously known as Abàmì Ẹ̀dá, was a Nigerian musician, bandleader, composer, political activist, and Pan-Africanist. He is regarded as the King of Afrobeat, a Nigerian music genre that combines West African music with... Wikipedia
Born: October 15, 1938, Abeokuta, Nigeria
Died: August 2, 1997 (age 58 years), Lagos, Nigeria
Spouse: Kikelomo Oseyni (m. 1978–1986), Sewaa Kuti (m. 1978–1986), Fehintola Anikulapo Kuti (m. 1978–1986), and more
Parents: Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti and Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti
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Fela Aníkúlápó Kútì also famously known as Abàmì Ẹ̀dá, was a Nigerian musician, bandleader, composer, political activist, and Pan-Africanist.
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti is widely credited as the creator of Afrobeat in the early 1970's, which rapidly became the most avidly followed style across West ...
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti (born 1938 in Abeokuta, Nigeria) began his career playing jazz and highlife. He formed his first band in London in 1959 while studying ...
"Bass on one shoulder, bow and arrows on the other" - read the @guardian article on life with Fela Kuti on history’s most dangerous tour. 📸 Lou Carnevale www.theguardian.com/…
Apr 9, 2024 · Fela Kuti Nigerian musician and activist who launched a modern style of music called Afro-beat, which fused American blues, jazz, and funk ...
Duration: 52:40
Posted: Aug 31, 2022
Posted: Aug 31, 2022
Over a decade after his death, vindication has come to Fela Kuti, Africa's musical genius. AfroBeat, his gift to the world, is now an international staple on ...
Duration: 9:54
Posted: Aug 10, 2010
Posted: Aug 10, 2010
1959Fela forms his first group, Fela Ransome-Kuti and His Highlife Rakers. The band record four sides for Melodisc, one of Britain's first independent African ...
Nigerian singer who was a key figure in the development of Afro-beat, blending agit-prop lyrics and dance rhythms as a medium for social protest.